Today was a wonderful day. The sun shone brightly overhead and there was not a single cloud covering the great, blue sky above. Certainly it was a great day to go explore the ruins on the outskirts of Gemini City. The ruins of course, extended for miles traveling above and below ground. Despite their extensive area and mystery, very few people actually bothered to travel all the way there. It was disappointing really, there was so much research to be done. On the plus side, this way the professor could conduct his studies without having to 'trip' over hordes of tourists.

Bladdernut however, wasn't exactly your usual researcher. He was, as people would say, a bit of an odd ball. Wiping the sweat off his brow, the skinny man continued to walk aimlessly about the ruins. He had already forgotten what it was that he had come searching for and at the moment was more interested in finding a drink and a shaded place to sit in for a while.

Hayden was riding his skateboard, zooming through, with a bright-eyed charmander resting on his shoulder and enjoying the ride. They were enjoying the warm sun and clear skies as they rode on, in search of any fun or adventure in their path. Hayden pushed at the ground with his foot, pushing him into a great stride and sliding him several feet. They noticed a sign pointing in the direction they were traveling saying "Gemini City".

"Guess we're close to Gemini City Charmander." Said Hayden, with a smile on his face. "Char charmander!" Replied Charmander joyfully, the flame on his tail growing brighter . They passed by what seemed to be several tourists before finding another sign saying "Gemini City's Ruins ahead". "You wanna check this out Charmander?" Asked Hayden, eager for a response. "Charmander!" Shouted Charmander with excitement in his eyes. "I'll take that as a yes!" Said Hayden, right before a light chuckle.

They went on for a short time before coming across, the beginning of what seemed to be the ruins they were looking for. The amount of people they saw greatly declined, and before they knew it, they were the only ones wanting to explore the ruins. They had lost their interest in the ruins as they began to feel extremely thirsty in the ruins heat.

Luckily for the professor, he was well prepared and carried a small bag of supplies every time he made way for the ruins. Today was no exception and he quickly tore into it's contents as he found a nice place to rest. As he rummaged through the bag, the man's gaze traveled about the area of the ruins.

To the naked eye they appeared as nothing more than run down, stone buildings scattered about a large field and covered in local foliage. Although that may have been because that was exactly what they were. At least on the outside. Very few people had seen the inside tunnels due to their inaccessibility. A few hidden entrances peppered about being the only way in and out of the maze below. The professor had of course, been inside them already. Unlike the outside walls, these were ornate and colorful; the walls brimming with strange hieroglyphics. That said, Bladdernut being who he was, had forgotten where these entrances were and was wandering about hoping to find one. On the bright side, there was better things to do at the moment.

"Geez, you need help you crazy drunk." The man had barely uncapped his bottle of beer and taken a sip by the time his Spinda had sprung out of its pokeball and nearly downed the entire extra bottle its owner had opened. Bladdernut had been with his pokemon long enough to know them very well, so sudden events like this came as no surprise for him. Thus the extra bottle for his pokemon. The small bear-like creature was equally used to his owner and though nothing of his comment. At the sight, the professor smirked and they both continued drinking.

They forgot about their thirst for moment, being fascinated with the ruins they finally saw. They were destroyed buildings, but they knew there had to be more to it than just these buildings. They walked around the buildings for a while, looking for anything of interest. They saw a man, with his pokemon, drinking some sort of beverage, though they were too far to tell what it was. As they got closer, they could make out that the pokemon was a Spinda, and that they were both drinking beer.

It seemed that the man was looking for something, but they werent sure what he was looking for. Hayden approached him from behind. "Hello? What is it your looking for? I heard there were some ruins in the area, but i wasnt sure if there was some entrance nearby, to make it inside." Hayden looked at him with thoughtful eyes, waiting for a response. Charmander had turned his back to the newcomer and his pokemon, as he disliked pretty much anybody but Hayden. Hayden didnt understand why Charmander had such an attitude and hate for others, but never questioned Charmander.

Having recently arrived in Galbarren, Shuda along with his partner Axew walkied along the trail in the hopes of arriving to the next city and soon. His supplies had begun to run out and was nearly out of Pokemon food for Axew. As he was busy reading a map he recieved at the port, it was Axew who noticed the sign for Gemini City, it rushed towards the sign hopping up and down. "Axew! Axew!" Axew cried trying desperately to get it's trainer's attention, but alas, it was no use. Shuda was way to preoccupied reading his map to even notice his Pokemon's cries.

"Alright, if we head this direction we should reach the next town in a couple hours." Shuda said to himself as he walked on past the sign and Axew who was still trying to get his attention. Axew then looked around and noticed a relatively large rock on the ground. Using all it's strength, Axew lifts up and tosses the rock at Shuda. The rock ends up hitting it's mark, however, the target ended up being Shuda's head. He falls onto the ground in a comical fashion, having been knocked out cold by his own Pokemon. @_@

As Hayden was talking to the strange man that was rummaging through his bag, he heard a loud sound coming from nearby. Hayden completely forgot about the man, and ran in the direction of the sound, ready to help of anybody were by any chance to be in danger. Hayden ran at full speed, Charmander had jumped off of Haydens shoulder and began sprinting next to him. Before they knew it, they had reached the source of the sound. What they saw was a young man knocked out cold on the floor, with a rock by his head, and an Axew near to him. Hayden wasnt sure what had happened, but immediately walked to the body to see if he could wake up the kid on the floor. He shook the body, hoping the kid would awaken and be uninjured. Hayden guessed the Axew was the kids pokemon.

"Oh, hi there." The man's voice had a slight high pitch to it, but it was otherwise clearly easy going. He had to admit though, the young man that had approached them didn't particularly look like the type to go about exploring ruins. Regardless, it was always encouraging to see young people take up an interest in the subject; even if his pokemon didn't look too happy to be there. At least not from the professor's perspective. Spinda did not pay much attention to the hater Charmander, but simply looked over to the boy that had approached them, gave him a silly smile and waved at him.

"As a matter of fact... there is... an entrance... somewhere." The older man had dropped his drink for a bit to answer the newcomer's question, but just as quickly as he had come the boy was gone again. A loud bang had caught his attention and he bolted off. A short attention span that fellow had. Regardless, the man figured he too should go check out the source of the sound. It would be inconvenient after all, to have someone destroy the ruins around him.

Despite his awkward physique, Bladdernut was actually quite the marathon runner and was able to keep up with the young fella rather easily. Moments later, they had arrived at their destination to a rather interesting scene. The nameless stranger rushed over to help the unconscious boy, while the professor stopped to observe... because research was the best course of action during an emergency. As his curiosity rose, the man's gaze shifted numerous times between the seemingly docile Axew, the fainted lad and the rather large boulder next to him. Each time he emitted a rather loud 'hmmmm...' as he attempted to process his thoughts.

Shuda finally regained conciseness. He sat up while rubbing the back of his head, looking around for the source that had knocked him out in the first place. Then he saw it, a large rock not a foot away, he then looked at Axew and then finally up at the sign. "Ah, I see. You were just trying to get my attention weren't you, buddy?" questioned Shuda, then realized something a little more important. "Hey, you lifted that big rock all on your own, Axew?" asked Shuda. "Axew! Axew!" said the proud Pokemon as it gave it's trainer a little salute.

It was then he finally noticed the strangers standing around him. "Sorry, I guess I've caused a bit of a ruckus around here." chuckled Shuda.

Hayden saw the man analyze the body and let out several thoughtful "hmm's". Finally the kid woke up. Hayden watched as the kid regained his consciousness and stood up. The young kid looked over to his Pokemon and began questioning his harmlessly, and seemed to be proud of the Axew's achievement of lifting such a large boulder. Hayden repeated what the kid said in his head several times, trying to understand why the kid would be proud of the Axew knocking him out with such a big rock. Hayden put that aside, and decided to be courteous. "Are you alright kid?"

He asked, concerned that the kid might actually be hurt and not be realizing it. He looked at the Axew and decided it was only right to say it. "Hey Axew, you have to be careful with what you chuck at him. One day it could lead to real consequences." He said, not being rude or giving a lecture but just sharing some information he thought the small dragon-type Pokemon should know.